Teide National Park was declared a national park on January 22, 1954. Teide National Park is the largest national park in Spain, the most visited national park in Spain, and is centered around Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain. The park has an area of 18990 hectacres.
Teide has severe winters with a lot of snow and winds that often cause roads to be closed. During the summe rthe landscape is dry and arid, and can reach above 40C.
The lava flows on the sides of the Teide mountain create very thin but nutrient rich soil that is able to support many different types of flora and fauna. In Teide there are 168 plant species, 33 of which are only found in Tenerife. Alpine trees cover the middle slope of the Teide volcano but at higher altitudes Canary Island cedar and pine flourish. The most dominant plant species in the Teide National Park is the Teide white broom with a pink and white flower; the Canary Island wallflower which has white and violet flowers; and the Teide bugloss, with red flowers that form a pyramid up to 3 meters in height. The plants are adapted to tough environemtnal conditions because of their location on the volcano. They must withstand high altitude, intense sunlight, extreme temperature variations, and lack of moisture.
In terms of fauna, the Teide National Park contains 40% endemic species including spiders, beetles, etc. There are a limited number of vertebrate fauna, however. The park has 10 species of birds including blue chaffinch, Berthelot´s pipit, the wild canary, and a subspecies of kestrel. There are also three types of reptile species in the park including the Canary Island Lizard, the Canary Island wall gecko, and the Canary Island skink. The only mammals native to the park are bats.
In 2010, Teide became the most visited national park in Europe and second worldwide
Mount Teide is the Canary Island’s most visited attraction
Teide National park averages almost 3 million visitors per year
The summit of Mount Teide (a now extinct volcano) can almost be reached by foot or cable car
Agriculture:
Although Agriculture contributes less that 10% of Tenerife’s GDP, it is vital to the culture and appearance of the island.
Near coastal Tenerife, tomatoes and bananas are cultivated, which are primarily exported to continental Spain and Europe
In the more intermediate regions of Tenerife, potatoes, tobacco, and maize are grown
In the South, onions are the most important export
Bananas are the most important crop on Tenerife island, with an annual production of approximately 150,000 tons – 90% of which are sold on the international market.
Fishing is also an important cultural and economic feature of Tenerife. The island is considered Spain’s second most important fishing area.
The following is from http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/TEIDE%20Spain.pdf :
VISITORS AND VISITOR FACILITIES
In the last decades of the 19th Century Teide became one of the first nature geo-tourism centers with the construction of the Altavista Refuge at 3,270m specifically for ecotourism (now reconstructed, with 60 beds). Now, there are about 3.5 million tourists a year, making it one of the most visited volcanoes in the world. Visitors are channelled through two educational programs: a Regulated Education program for scientists and a Public Use program served by a network of facilities and equipment, with guided tours for the public, educational lectures and school tours, training tours and environmental workshops. There are visitors’ centres at the Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide hotel (Cañada Blanca) and at El Portillo which has a botanic garden of endemic plants and a fire and first aid station. There are also mountain refuges, several restaurants, a cable car with stations at 2,350m and 3,550m and a communications relay station. In addition to hiking, there are camping, climbing, caving and bike tours. The Park Service runs the educational Muñoz Nature Activities center just outside the Park.
1. Show special characteristics of flaura and fauna often protected because some element of its ecosystem is in danger; they´re protected for asthetic reasons or for presenting a peculiarity, rarity, or curiosity.
2. Imperial Heron = Las Tablas de Daimiel
Grizzly Bear = Picos de Europa
Osprey = Donana
Dolphin = Islas Atlanticas de Galicia
Deer = Cabaneros
Chamois = Ordesa Valley y Monte Perdida
Iberian lynx = Donana
Flamingos = Donana
Bearded Vulture = Odesa Valley y Monte Perdido
Black Vulture = Cabaneros
3. Flor de las nieves = Ordesa y Monte Perdido
Taginaste rojo = Teide
Abeto = Tablas de Daimiel
Haya = Picos de Europa
Alcornoque = Aigües Tortes y Lago San Mauricio
Pino Canario = Caldera de Taburiente
Vegetacion Palustre = Donana
Laurisilva = Carajonay
4. 1918 Picos de Europa
1918 Ordesa y Monte Perdido
1954 Teide
1954 Caldera
1955 Aigues Tortes y Lago de San Maricio
1969 Donana
1973 Las Tablas de Daimiel
1974 Timanfaya
1979 Garajonay
1991 Archipelago de Cabrera
1995 Cabaneros
1999 Sierra Nevada
2002 Islas Atlanticas de Galicia
5. Monfrague 195,000 hectacres
Sierra Nevada 85,883 hectares
Picos de Europa 64,600 hectacres
Doñana 54,300 hectacres
Cabañeros 39,000 hectacres
Teide 18,990 hectacres
Ordesa y Monte Perdido 15,608 hectacres
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici 14,100 hectacres
Timanfaya 5,107 hectacres
Garanjonay 4,000 hectacres
Caldera de Taburiente 3,750 hectacres
Tablas de Daimiel National Park 1,928 hectacres
Archipelago de Cabrera 1.569 hectacres
Teide National Park was declared a national park on January 22, 1954. Teide National Park is the largest national park in Spain, the most visited national park in Spain, and is centered around Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain. The park has an area of 18990 hectacres.
Teide has severe winters with a lot of snow and winds that often cause roads to be closed. During the summe rthe landscape is dry and arid, and can reach above 40C.
The lava flows on the sides of the Teide mountain create very thin but nutrient rich soil that is able to support many different types of flora and fauna. In Teide there are 168 plant species, 33 of which are only found in Tenerife. Alpine trees cover the middle slope of the Teide volcano but at higher altitudes Canary Island cedar and pine flourish. The most dominant plant species in the Teide National Park is the Teide white broom with a pink and white flower; the Canary Island wallflower which has white and violet flowers; and the Teide bugloss, with red flowers that form a pyramid up to 3 meters in height. The plants are adapted to tough environemtnal conditions because of their location on the volcano. They must withstand high altitude, intense sunlight, extreme temperature variations, and lack of moisture.
In terms of fauna, the Teide National Park contains 40% endemic species including spiders, beetles, etc. There are a limited number of vertebrate fauna, however. The park has 10 species of birds including blue chaffinch, Berthelot´s pipit, the wild canary, and a subspecies of kestrel. There are also three types of reptile species in the park including the Canary Island Lizard, the Canary Island wall gecko, and the Canary Island skink. The only mammals native to the park are bats.
Tourism:
- Teide National Park was created in 1954, was named a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2007, and was named one of the 12 Treasures of Spain
later that year.
Agriculture:
The following is from http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/TEIDE%20Spain.pdf :
VISITORS AND VISITOR FACILITIES
In the last decades of the 19th Century Teide became one of the first nature geo-tourism centers with the construction of the Altavista Refuge at 3,270m specifically for ecotourism (now reconstructed, with 60 beds). Now, there are about 3.5 million tourists a year, making it one of the most visited volcanoes in the world. Visitors are channelled through two educational programs: a Regulated Education program for scientists and a Public Use program served by a network of facilities and equipment, with guided tours for the public, educational lectures and school tours, training tours and environmental workshops. There are visitors’ centres at the Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide hotel (Cañada Blanca) and at El Portillo which has a botanic garden of endemic plants and a fire and first aid station. There are also mountain refuges, several restaurants, a cable car with stations at 2,350m and 3,550m and a communications relay station. In addition to hiking, there are camping, climbing, caving and bike tours. The Park Service runs the educational Muñoz Nature Activities center just outside the Park.
1. Show special characteristics of flaura and fauna often protected because some element of its ecosystem is in danger; they´re protected for asthetic reasons or for presenting a peculiarity, rarity, or curiosity.
2. Imperial Heron = Las Tablas de Daimiel
Grizzly Bear = Picos de Europa
Osprey = Donana
Dolphin = Islas Atlanticas de Galicia
Deer = Cabaneros
Chamois = Ordesa Valley y Monte Perdida
Iberian lynx = Donana
Flamingos = Donana
Bearded Vulture = Odesa Valley y Monte Perdido
Black Vulture = Cabaneros
3. Flor de las nieves = Ordesa y Monte Perdido
Taginaste rojo = Teide
Abeto = Tablas de Daimiel
Haya = Picos de Europa
Alcornoque = Aigües Tortes y Lago San Mauricio
Pino Canario = Caldera de Taburiente
Vegetacion Palustre = Donana
Laurisilva = Carajonay
4. 1918 Picos de Europa
1918 Ordesa y Monte Perdido
1954 Teide
1954 Caldera
1955 Aigues Tortes y Lago de San Maricio
1969 Donana
1973 Las Tablas de Daimiel
1974 Timanfaya
1979 Garajonay
1991 Archipelago de Cabrera
1995 Cabaneros
1999 Sierra Nevada
2002 Islas Atlanticas de Galicia
5. Monfrague 195,000 hectacres
Sierra Nevada 85,883 hectares
Picos de Europa 64,600 hectacres
Doñana 54,300 hectacres
Cabañeros 39,000 hectacres
Teide 18,990 hectacres
Ordesa y Monte Perdido 15,608 hectacres
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici 14,100 hectacres
Timanfaya 5,107 hectacres
Garanjonay 4,000 hectacres
Caldera de Taburiente 3,750 hectacres
Tablas de Daimiel National Park 1,928 hectacres
Archipelago de Cabrera 1.569 hectacres